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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstupire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: stoo-pee-ray
"Il suo talento ha stupito tutti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause someone to feel great surprise or wonder.
"The magician's performance managed to astonish the entire audience." - 2
To shock or greatly surprise someone.
"She was astonished to learn that she had won the competition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'astonish' originates from the Middle English 'astonishen', derived from the Old French 'estoner', which itself comes from the Latin 'extonare', meaning 'to thunder out'. The evolution reflects a shift from a sense of being struck by thunder to being filled with wonder or surprise.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Astonish" is said worldwide
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étonner
Transliteration: ay-ton-nay
"Le spectacle a réussi à étonner tout le monde."
erstaunen
Transliteration: er-staunen
"Die Vorstellung hat das Publikum erstaunt."
stupire
Transliteration: stoo-pee-ray
"Il suo talento ha stupito tutti."
asombrar
Transliteration: ah-som-brar
"El espectáculo logró asombrar a la audiencia."
assombrar
Transliteration: ah-som-brar
"A apresentação conseguiu assombrar o público."
आश्चर्यचकित करना
Transliteration: aashcharyachakit karna
"उसकी प्रतिभा ने सभी को आश्चर्यचकित कर दिया।"
使惊讶
Transliteration: shǐ jīngyà
"他的表演让观众感到惊讶。"
놀라게 하다
Transliteration: nollage hada
"그의 공연은 관객을 놀라게 했다."
驚かせる
Transliteration: odorokaseru
"彼のパフォーマンスは観客を驚かせた。"
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